Daily Republican., 1887-08-23
Board of Education

The Board of Public Education met
last night, all the mem bers being pres
ent except Messrs. Hayes, Morgan,
Jones, Grimshaw and Megaw.
The bids for furnishing the schools
with books, read at the last meeting OF
the board, were referred to the Commit
tee on Teachers, with power to act.
Mr.. Hanson was allowed $40 for
cleaning the outhouses of No. s.
Mr.. Smith, OF No. 8, was allowed S.
for repairing hydrant and pavement.
Mr.. Massey was permitted to expend
S35 for new window siils for No. 6.
DIR. Chadwick was permitted TO pur.
chase settee Tor No. II OF an expense
not exceeding 81 90.
Mr.. Trump, Of No. 10, stated that the
roof OF that school needed painting.
The matter was referred 10 the com 1it-
tee OF the school with power to act and
have the work done II necessary.
The report OF the Committee ON Non.
resid ents was called up for action, and
resolution calling upon the Visiting
Committees to use proper discretion in
admitting pupils was adopted.
Mr.. Collins offered an amendment TO
bylaw 8, lection 20, providing tket oil
work and materials furnished Should
ba by contract, and that sealed pro.
posals must be handed In for all work
chat will amout 10 over $75. Proposals
are to be asked for through advertise.
ments In two city newspapere, and to
be deposited In lock box provided for
the occasion. The amendment was laid
over two weeks.
a com mmuBication was received from
the direot0rs of the Street and Sewer
Department stating that 1t was the de-
sire of the department to obtain posses.
sion OF the sewer on Eighth street in
front OF the High School, and as it
would cost considerable to have the
sever condemned 1t was proposed that
comm ittee of conference be appointed
that the matter might be settled AMIGA
bly,, and without the expense and delay
attending the condemnation OF the
sewer.
A motion TO appoint committee O.
three for the purpose mentioned led to
considerable discussion, Dr.. Chad wick
strongly opposing the Board giving up
any of it's sewers to the Street and
Sewer Directors. He maintained that
the Board had no power to dispose of
any OF it, property without an act OF
the Legislature.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Smith
to instruct the committee to inquire
into the matter Of turning over to the
Directors of the Street and Sewer De
partmept all sewers belonging 10 tae
Board OF Education, providing that de.
Iartment would agree to keep them in
good repair was accepted.
DIR. Chadwick still opposed the reso-
luton and said:
"Why not hold on to our sewers and
get all we can out OF them, and then
apply to the General Assembly to
snnul the powers given to the commits.
sior?"
The motion as amended was carried,
and the president appointed Messrs.
Fou!k, Dickey and Massey as the com.
mittee.
Mr.. Pyle reported that the com n ittee
appointed TO examine and appoint q
janitor for No. school had performed
their duty, and had appointed Thomas
Webb to that position. The report of
the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Pyle presented o petition from q
large number of colored people Of the
Twelfth ward. asking for a school for
colored children in that ward. Messrs.
Collins, Fuekel and Jones were ap.
pointed O committee with instruction 9
TO investigate the matter and report at
the next meeting Of the board.
Professor James II. Crabb sent a
communication to the board, sugg testing
the propriety of having penmansh,p
taught in the High School. He asked
the board to look upon the suggestion
favorably, but the Communication was
laid upon the table. A large number of
bills were read and referred.
The following postal letter was hand
ed TO the board, but it was not read:
WILMINGTON, August %. 'S7
"GENTLEMEN:-You had better dis
charge Professor Graham If you do you
will oe sorry for 1t, as he is plenty able
to hold his position.
"Advice. ONE WHO KNOWS"